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package org.datavec.api.io.serializers;

/**
 * <p>
 * Encapsulates a {@link Serializer}/{@link Deserializer} pair.
 * </p>
 * @param <T>
 */
public interface Serialization<T> {

    /**
     * Allows clients to test whether this {@link Serialization}
     * supports the given class.
     */
    boolean accept(Class<?> c);

    /**
     * @return a {@link Serializer} for the given class.
     */
    Serializer<T> getSerializer(Class<T> c);

    /**
     * @return a {@link Deserializer} for the given class.
     */
    Deserializer<T> getDeserializer(Class<T> c);


}
